US 12,439,256 B2
Providing a terminal device with a secure remote service connection
Arnab Pal, Rogers, MN (US); Adam Nawrocki, Plymouth, MN (US); Elisa Clark, Bloomington, MN (US); Richard Ryan Walstrom, Champlin, MN (US); Robert M. Renkor, Bloomington, MN (US); David Pankratz, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Dylan Essing, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,844.
Prior Publication US 2025/0274758 A1, Aug. 28, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/084 (2021.01) [H04W 12/088 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system for providing a terminal device with a secure remote service connection, the system comprising:
the terminal device;
an internet connection device; and
a remote server,
wherein the terminal device, the internet connection device, and the remote server each include one or more processors, memory, and storage devices storing respective instructions that, when executed, cause the respective terminal device, internet connection device, and remote server to perform operations comprising:
establishing, by the internet connection device, a temporary local wireless network and a sharable internet connection, and outputting connection information for the temporary local wireless network;
detecting, by the terminal device, the connection information that has been output by the internet connection device, and in response to detecting the connection information, using the connection information to connect to the temporary local wireless network;
establishing, by the terminal device and the remote server, a secure connection between the terminal device and the remote server, over the temporary local wireless network and the sharable internet connection established by the internet connection device;
after establishing the secure connection, receiving, by the remote server and from the terminal device over the secure connection, operator credentials submitted at the terminal device, and in response to receiving the operator credentials, transmitting, by the remote server and to the terminal device over the secure connection, an access token;
transmitting, by the terminal device and to the remote server over the secure connection, a request to access a terminal device service hosted by the remote server, along with the access token; and
in response to receiving the request to access the terminal device service along with the access token, executing application code for the terminal device service, by the remote server.